The Hainan Song and Dance Theatre, formerly known as Hainan Centre for the Performing Arts (Chinese: 海南省歌舞剧院; pinyin: Hǎinánshěng Gēwǔ Jùyuàn) is located at 68 Guoxing Avenue in Haikou, Hainan, China.[1] The entire facility is 25,000 m2,[2] with an 8,253 m2 auxiliary space, and an actual theatre space of 2,657 m2. The venue can accommodate up to 1,230 people. The cost of construction was 200 million yuan.[3][4]
The facility is one of three large, cultural infrastructure projects[5] constructed around the same time on Guoxing Avenue alongside one another, the others being Hainan Provincial Museum and Hainan Provincial Library.
The theatre was completed in September 2010, and the premiere was held on October 1st of the same year.[4]
